MWO Stuart (Stu) Seki passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 10th, 2023. Stu was 55 years old, a proud member of the CAF Primary Reserve for 34 years, and a Master Warrant Officer at 32 (Toronto) Service Battalion. Among his many hobbies, Stuart was an avid runner, and he participated in Canada Army Run many […]
My late Grandfather, Veerland Taylor, retired in 1982 from the Royal Canadian Navy after 25 years of service. He served Canada as a Weapons Technician throughout the Cold War years. The majority of his service years were on six-month deployments overseas from Nova Scotia. He also served two years in Ottawa at HMCS Carleton.
Sylvester G.N. Eno, V70512. R.C.N.V.R. B D.E.M.S., signed up with the R.C.N.V.R. in Ottawa in August 1943 and served until March 1946; first as an Ordinary Seaman/D.E.M.S. seaman-gunner and finishing off as an Acting Leading Seaman/D.E.M.S. gunlayer. He served on two D.E.M.S. ships: SUNNYSIDE PARK and HASTINGS PARK. Upon discharge, he was awarded the 1939- […]
CWO Claude Gagnon, MMM, CD (Ret’d) {1940-2023}, passed at the age of 83. He was my father and hero, and he was the reason why I follow his footsteps.CWO Gagnon joined the Canadian Armed Forces on May 14, 1958, and retired on January 3, 1991, after a career of more than 32 years of service.He […]
L/Cpl Sidney Thomas HAMPSON, #426313, of the 10th Bn CEF, was my grandfather. Born in 1893 in England, Sid immigrated, growing up in Moose Jaw from the age of five. With only an elementary school education, he began working as a young teenager in local stores and at 16 joined the CPR, working as a […]
Lt(N) Alex Stewart joined the RCN in August 2006 and attended Royal Military College of Canada (the third generation to go to RMC). He graduated in May 2010 and travelled to Esquimalt, B.C., to continue his naval officer training. On completion, he joined the Pacific Fleet and served primarily in His Majesty’s Canadian Ships OTTAWA […]
My uncle Jackson was a 19-year-old pilot in command of a Lancaster bomber. He was RCAF on loan to the RAF,103 Sqdn. He was awarded the very rare CGM for Valour for crash-landing his badly shot-up Lanc to save a crewman whose parachute was too damaged to parachute from the aircraft.
Bill Eno joined the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps in Ottawa on Aug. 19, 1940, and was transferred to CFB Borden’s RCASC School. In 1952/53, he was initially posted to Hannover, Germany; and, subsequently transferred to Soest, Germany, with the 55 Transport Company, 27th Brigade. He then returned to CFB Borden until being transferred to […]
Prior to joining the Essex Scottish Regiment in Europe, Howard spent time in Britain during the regiment’s buildup in 1944, following the Dieppe raid. He then joined them in Germany and later took part in Holland’s campaign, during its liberation. At the war’s end, he returned to Canada via Britain. Howard reenlisted with the 2nd […]
